The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-07
TARIFF IN THE SOUTH.

Some Suggestive Remarks on Protection
and the Repeal OF the Tobacco Tax.
WASHINGTON, April Ga prominent
Virginia Democrat, we'll known in Nation
nl ard State politics and in the financial
circles of the country, is thus quoted in
the National Republican abons Senator
Sherman'1 Nashville speech: Il regard
the speech made at Nashville recently the
mcs:.- sdroit, and at the same time the
Eoet dangerous soT Inc Democratic party
sha. has been delivered sirce the war.
Qlestions CT tariff and ,sxst;ou have not
bcea the controlling elements il Southern
politics for the past twelve yesrs, The
racs question has overshadoweG every.
thiug else. Protectiunisss nui free traders,
WAY men snd peace zen, Union men and
Spcessioaists Eeva voted so!:diy together
against on equally solid phalanx OF cnlored
vo.ers-lhO one to preserve white supyem-
acy, the o!Ler nnder the inspiration OF
pstr:otic obligation to tho Republican
party, to which they attributed their free
DOM"
"What are the general ta,iff views in the
adjacent State?'
Tho emancipation Of the colored vote
and the diminution oi the white vote,
particularly in North Carolina aud Viz.
ginia. would evolve q political problem
not easy OF eoIution. There are many
men in the Democratic party in both
States whose ideas OF tariil and taxation
more nearly accord with the doc!rinee OF
protection, 40 held by the Republican
party, than with those held by the Demo
cratic party. The old Whigs, aud there
ere nsny OF them, believe i'll protection,
and there are many DemoCrata who do not
70 SO far aa to indorse an absolute free
trade platform. Whenever this question
becomes vital issue, md the co!ored vote
splits, it is hard to predict the result"
"Should the trial come, what then?h
YREE TRADE ASD PROTECTION.
81. has never been tried since the war,
but when it ie, the resul: can not be any
thing but doubtful. The only question is
whether the Democratic gain oi co!ored
votes will be equal to the Democratic losa
Of white votes. II it is, the Democratic
party eau hold its supremacy. Otherwise
not. The ntronGeet FREQ traders nre in
New Ecgland, among the larGa manufac-
tureyy who have built up their business
under protection laws and do not fear
competition in the South. They have
greatly the advantage under free trade
laws so.called. But if there IS reasOn-
sble protection given new industries which
are springing up In North Carolina, Vir-
ginia and Alabama, end Georgia, too, the
cspital OF the North will seek Investments
there rather thsn in New England, upon
the busiuess principle that il is much
cheaper to manufacture wbere you Can
produce tho raw material at yOIr door,
than to pay the freight charges for trans.
porta,ion gome hundred miles away"
"a 70 the prospects, encouraging lor
repeal OF tho tobacco taX?'
ii do not believe Congress will rspoa'
the tax on tobacco and whisky. Tho pco-
ple, in my opinion, do not 30 much ohiect
to the tx NJ TO the manner oil collecting
it. The don't like 20 see theae revenue
otIicerg riding through the country with
b;Gtols and carbines to collect taxes. 1t is
una morican, and emackB Of deBpotism.
II some mean1 could be devised by which
these taken could bn collected like State
taxes are collected, believe ma iority oil
the pcople would be in favor OF taxing
whisky and tobacco; but 60 long as they
are harrassod by rgids and other objec.
tiopgble and unciyii attentions on the part
Of the revenue officers so long will they
kick, and they ought to-"